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I-Mupirocin nasal iyigcoba eliqeda amagciwane olisebenzisa ngaphakathi emakhaleni akho ukuqeda amagciwane ayingozi, ikakhulukazi uhlobo olubizwa nge-MRSA (i-methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus). Lo muthi usebenza njengomuntu ohlanzekile oqondiwe emakhaleni akho, usiza ukususa izifo zamagciwane eziqine kakhulu ukuthi ezinye izibulali-magciwane zingase zingakwazi ukuzisingatha.
Udokotela wakho angase akubhalele lo muthi uma uthwala amagciwane athile emakhaleni akho ngaphandle kokubonisa izimpawu, noma uma unesifo samakhaleni esisebenzayo esidinga ukunakekelwa okukhethekile. Indlela yamakhala ivumela umuthi ukuthi usebenze ngqo lapho udingeka khona kakhulu, okwenza usebenze kahle kakhulu kulezi zimo ezithile.
I-Mupirocin nasal iyigcoba eliqeda amagciwane elibhalwe ngudokotela elenzelwe ukusetshenziswa ngaphakathi emakhaleni akho. Liqukethe isithako esisebenzayo i-mupirocin, esingeyesigaba sezibulali-magciwane esisebenza ngokuvimbela amagciwane ukuthi enze amaprotheni awadingayo ukuze asinde futhi azale.
Lo muthi uza njengegcoba elibushelelezi, elimhlophe elenzelwe ngokukhethekile ukuthi liphephe futhi linethezeke uma lisetshenziswa ezicutshini ezibucayi ngaphakathi emakhaleni akho. Ngokungafani nezibulali-magciwane zomlomo ezihamba emzimbeni wakho wonke, i-mupirocin nasal isebenza endaweni emakhaleni akho, okusho ukuthi inganikeza ukwelashwa okugxilileyo ngqo lapho amagciwane ehlala khona.
Ukulungiswa kwamakhala kwehlukile kumagciwane e-mupirocin asetshenziswa esikhumbeni ngoba yakhelwe ukuthi ibe mnene futhi ingacasuli ezicutshini ezinomuzwa ngaphakathi emakhaleni akho.
I-Mupirocin nasal isetshenziswa ikakhulukazi ukuqeda amagciwane e-MRSA ahlala emakhaleni akho. I-MRSA uhlobo lwamagciwane e-staph oluye lwamelana nezibulali-magciwane eziningi ezivamile, okwenza kube yinselelo enkulu ukwelashwa ngemithi ejwayelekile.
Udktela wakho angase akunikeze lo muthi uma 'ungumthwali' we-MRSA, okusho ukuthi amagciwane akhona emakhaleni akho kodwa okwamanje awabangeli zimpawu. Ukuba ngumthwali akuyona ingozi kuwe, kodwa kungaba yingozi kwabanye, ikakhulukazi uma usebenza emkhakheni wezempilo noma uhlala nomuntu onohlelo lomzimba oluvikelekile.
Lo muthi usetshenziselwa nokwelapha izifo zamakhaleni ezibangelwa amagciwane athambile. Ngezinye izikhathi, odokotela bawunikeza ngaphambi kwezinqubo ezithile zezokwelapha ukunciphisa ingozi yokutheleleka, ikakhulukazi uma uzohlinzwa noma uma usesibhedlela lapho ukuvimbela ukusabalala kwamagciwane kubalulekile.
I-Mupirocin nasal isebenza ngokungenelela endleleni amagciwane enza ngayo amaprotheni abalulekile abawadingayo ukuze asinde. Cabanga ngayo njengokunqamula ukudla kwamagciwane emthonjeni - ngaphandle kwala maprotheni, amagciwane angeke akhule, azale, noma azigcine.
Lo muthi uthathwa njenge-antibiotic enamandla aphakathi nendawo esebenza kahle ikakhulukazi kumagciwane e-gram-positive afana ne-Staphylococcus aureus, okuhlanganisa nezinhlobo ze-MRSA ezingamelani. Okwenza ukuthi ibe yinto ekhethekile ukuthi isebenzisa indlela ehlukile kunezinye izibulala-magciwane eziningi, yingakho ingasebenza ngamagciwane asemelana nezinye izindlela zokwelapha.
Amafutha amakhaleni ahlala emakhaleni akho isikhathi eside ngokwanele ukungena ezindaweni lapho amagciwane avame ukucasha futhi azale khona. Le ndlela eqondiswe ngqo isho ukuthi uthola ukwelashwa okugxilile kanye nendawo okudingeka ngayo, ngenkathi kunciphisa ukuchayeka emzimbeni wakho wonke.
Kufanele usebenzise i-mupirocin nasal ngendlela eqondile udokotela wakho ayiyalela ngayo, ngokuvamile kabili ngosuku izinsuku ezinhlanu. Umkhuba ovamile uhlanganisa ukusebenzisa inani elincane (cishe ngosayizi wekhanda lomdlalo) ekhaleni ngalinye usebenzisa i-cotton swab noma umunwe wakho ohlanzekile.
Nansi inqubo yesinyathelo ngesinyathelo esisebenza kahle kubantu abaningi:
Ungawuthatha lo muthi ngaphandle noma ngaphandle kokudla ngoba ufakwa emakhaleni kunokuba ugwinywe. Akunasidingo sokugwema ukudla noma ukuphuza ngaphambi noma ngemva kokufaka, futhi akudingeki ukuthi uwuthathe nobisi noma ezinye iziphuzo ezithile.
Zama ukufaka umuthi cishe ngesikhathi esifanayo nsuku zonke ukuze ugcine amazinga aqhubekayo emigudwini yakho yamakhala.
Abantu abaningi badinga ukusebenzisa i-mupirocin nasal izinsuku eziyisihlanu ngqo, ngisho noma beqala ukuzizwa ngcono ngokushesha. Udokotela wakho ukhethe lolu hlobo lwesikhathi ngoba yisikhathi esisebenza kahle kakhulu sokuqeda amagciwane e-MRSA ngenkathi kunciphisa ingozi yokuthuthukisa ukumelana.
Kubalulekile ukuqeda ukwelashwa okuphelele, ngisho noma ungaboni zimpawu noma uma uzizwa ulungile ngokuphelele. Amagciwane e-MRSA angaba khona ngaphandle kokubangela izimpawu ezisobala zokutheleleka, futhi ukuyeka umuthi ngaphambi kwesikhathi kungavumela amanye amagciwane ukuthi asinde futhi abe nokumelana nokwelashwa.
Abanye abantu bangase badinge inkambo ende uma benokutheleleka okuphindaphindayo noma uma udokotela wabo enquma ukuthi ukwelashwa okwengeziwe kuyadingeka ngokusekelwe ekuhlolweni okulandelayo. Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzokwazisa uma udinga ukwelula ukwelashwa kwakho ngaphezu kwezinsuku ezinhlanu ezijwayelekile.
Abantu abaningi bayakwazi ukumelana kahle ne-mupirocin nasal, kodwa njenganoma imuphi umuthi, ingabangela imiphumela emibi kwabanye abantu. Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi imiphumela emibi engathi sína ayivamile ngoba umuthi usebenza endaweni ethile emakhaleni akho kunokuthi usebenze emzimbeni wakho wonke.
Nansi imiphumela emibi evame kakhulu ongase uyithole:
Le miphumela ejwayelekile ivame ukuncipha njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela umuthi, ngokuvamile kungakapheli usuku noma ezimbili ngemuva kokuqala ukwelashwa.
Imiphumela emibi engavamile kodwa ekhathazayo ihlanganisa ukusha okuqhubekayo okungathuthuki, ukucasuka okukhulu emakhaleni okuba kubi ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, noma izimpawu zokungezwani komzimba nezinto ezithile njengokuqubuka, ukuluma, noma ukuvuvukala ebusweni bakho. Ngenkathi lezi zimo ezingavamile, zidinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha.
Ngokuvamile, abanye abantu bangase babe nokungezwani komzimba nezinto ezithile okungathi sína, okuhlanganisa ubunzima bokuphefumula, ukuvuvukala okukhulu, noma ukuqubuka okubanzi. Uma uqaphela noma yiziphi zalezi zimpawu, yeka ukusebenzisa umuthi ngokushesha futhi funa ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha eziphuthumayo.
I-Mupirocin nasal ayifanele wonke umuntu, futhi zikhona izimo ezithile lapho udokotela wakho angakhetha khona indlela yokwelapha ehlukile. Okubaluleke kakhulu ukuthi ngabe uke waba nokungezwani komzimba nezinto ezithile ku-mupirocin noma kunoma yimaphi ama-antibiotics afanayo esikhathini esidlule.
Kufanele utshele udokotela wakho ngaphambi kokusebenzisa lo muthi uma unanoma yiziphi zalezi zimo:
Abesifazane abakhulelwe nabancelisa izingane ngobisi lwebele ngokuvamile bangasebenzisa i-mupirocin nasal ngokuphepha, kodwa kubalulekile ngaso sonke isikhathi ukuxoxa ngalokhu nodokotela wakho. Umuthi awubonakali ubangela ingozi ezinganeni ezisakhula, kodwa udokotela wakho uzofuna ukulinganisa izinzuzo nezingozi ezingase zibe khona esimweni sakho esithile.
Izingane zingasebenzisa i-mupirocin nasal, kodwa zizodinga ukuqashwa ngokucophelela ukuqinisekisa ukuthi ziyisebenzisa ngendlela efanele futhi azigwinyi ngengozi umuthi.
Igama elivamile lomkhiqizo we-mupirocin nasal yi-Bactroban Nasal, ekhiqizwa yi-GlaxoSmithKline. Lona umkhiqizo wokuqala odokotela abaningi abawujwayele futhi nguye oye wafundwa kakhulu ezivivinyweni zomtholampilo.
Ungase futhi uthole izinhlobo ze-generic ze-mupirocin nasal ointment, equkethe isithako esifanayo esisebenzayo kodwa ngokuvamile esingabizi kakhulu. Lezi zinhlobo ze-generic zisebenza ngempumelelo njengomkhiqizo wegama lomkhiqizo, ngakho-ke ungakhathazeki uma ikhemisi lakho likunikeza inguqulo ye-generic esikhundleni salokho.
Amanye amakhemisi angase agcine imithi ngaphansi kwamagama ahlukene e-generic, kodwa wonke kufanele aqukathe i-2% mupirocin njengesithako esisebenzayo. Umuthi wakho we-pharmacist angakusiza ukuthi ubone ukuthi yimuphi umkhiqizo othile owutholayo futhi aphendule noma yimiphi imibuzo mayelana nokwakheka.
Uma i-mupirocin nasal ingakulungele noma ingasebenzi kahle, udokotela wakho unezinye izindlela zokwelapha ezitholakalayo. Ukukhetha ezinye izindlela kuncike ohlotsheni lwebhaktheriya obhekene nalo kanye nesimo sakho sezokwelapha esithile.
Ezinye izinketho zama-antibiotic zingabandakanya ama-antibiotic omlomo afana ne-clindamycin, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, noma i-doxycycline, ikakhulukazi uma unokutheleleka okwanda kakhulu noma uma ukwelashwa ngamakhala kuphela kunganele. Lokhu kusebenza emzimbeni wakho wonke kunokuba nje emakhaleni akho.
Kwabanye abantu, odokotela bangase batusa indlela yokuhlanganisa ehlanganisa ukuwashwa noma ukugezwa kwamakhala nge-antiseptic kanye nokwelashwa ngama-antibiotic noma esikhundleni salokho. Izixazululo ze-Chlorhexidine noma izigezo ze-bleach ezincishisiwe ngezinye izikhathi zisetshenziswa njengengxenye yomthetho ophelele wokukhipha amakoloni.
Ezimweni ezithile, udokotela wakho angase aphakamise amalungiselelo kawoyela wesihlahla setiye noma ezinye izindlela zemvelo ze-antiseptic, nakuba lezi ngokuvamile zingasebenzi kangako kunama-antibiotic kadokotela ekususweni kwe-MRSA.
I-Mupirocin nasal ngokuvamile isebenza kahle kune-bacitracin ekwelapheni izifo ze-MRSA ngoba isebenza ngendlela ehlukile amabhaktheriya angazange afunde ukuyinqoba. Nakuba i-bacitracin iyi-antibiotic endala amabhaktheriya amaningi aye athuthukisa ukumelana nayo, i-mupirocin isagcina ukusebenza okuqinile ngokumelene nezinhlobo eziningi ze-MRSA.
Umehluko omkhulu ukuthi i-mupirocin iqondise ngqo inqubo yokwenza amaprotheni ebalulekile ekusindeni kwamabhaktheriya, kuyilapho i-bacitracin isebenza ngokugxambukela ekwakhekeni kodonga lweseli lamabhaktheriya. Lokhu kwenza i-mupirocin ibaluleke kakhulu ekwelapheni izifo ezingasabeli kuma-antibiotic avamile.
Noma kunjalo, i-bacitracin ingase ithandwe kwezinye izimo, njengokuthi uma wazi ukuthi unokungezwani ne-mupirocin noma lapho welapha izifo ezibangelwa amagciwane azwelayo ngqo ku-bacitracin. Udokotela wakho uzokhetha umuthi ofanele kakhulu ngokusekelwe emiphumeleni yakho ethile yamasiko amagciwane kanye nomlando wakho wezokwelapha.
Kufanelekile ukuqaphela ukuthi i-bacitracin iyatholakala ngaphandle kwe-oda lokusetshenziswa esikhumbeni, kuyilapho i-mupirocin nasal idinga incwadi kadokotela ngoba iyindlela yokwelapha ekhethekile kakhulu yezifo ezinzima zamagciwane.
Yebo, i-mupirocin nasal ngokuvamile iphephile kubantu abanesifo sikashukela. Njengoba umuthi usebenza endaweni yakho emakhaleni futhi okuncane kakhulu okuthathwa egazini lakho, akuthinti amazinga akho kashukela egazini noma ukusebenzisana nemithi yesifo sikashukela.
Eqinisweni, abantu abanesifo sikashukela bangase bazuze kakhulu ekusebenziseni i-mupirocin nasal uma kudingeka, ngoba isifo sikashukela singenza kube nzima ukuthi umzimba wakho ulwe nezifo zamagciwane. Ukususa i-MRSA emakhaleni akho kungasiza ukunciphisa ingozi yakho yokutheleleka.
Noma kunjalo, kufanele usazise udokotela wakho ngesifo sakho sikashukela lapho nixoxa ngezinketho zokwelapha, njengoba bezofuna ukukuqapha eduze nganoma yiziphi izimpawu zokutheleleka futhi baqinisekise ukuthi uhlelo lwakho lokuphatha impilo yonke luhlelelwe.
Uma ngengozi usebenzisa i-mupirocin nasal eningi kunaleyo ebekiwe, ungangeni ekuqhumeni - lokhu akuvamile ukubangela izinkinga ezinkulu. Umuthi wenzelwe ukuthi uphephile ngisho noma usebenzisa okuningi kancane kunokuhlosiwe, futhi izindima zakho zamakhaleni zizokhipha amafutha amaningi ngokwemvelo.
Ungase uzwe ukucasuka okwengeziwe, ukusha, noma ukuminyana kunokujwayelekile, kodwa le miphumela kufanele izixazulule yona ngaphakathi kwamahora ambalwa. Vungula ngobumnene ikhala lakho ukuze ususe noma yimuphi umuthi owedlulele, futhi geza izindima zakho zekhala ngesisombululo se-saline uma ukucasuka kukukhathaza.
Uma usebenzise inani elikhulu kakhulu noma uma uzwa ukusha okukhulu, ukopha kwamakhala okuqhubekayo, noma ubunzima bokuphefumula, xhumana nodokotela wakho noma usokhemisi ukuze uthole isiqondiso. Bangakusiza ukuthi unqume ukuthi ngabe udinga yikuphi ukwelashwa okuthile noma ngabe kufanele umane uqhubeke neshejuli yakho yokulinganisa ejwayelekile.
Uma uphuthelwa umthamo we-mupirocin nasal, uwusebenzise ngokushesha nje lapho ukhumbula, ngaphandle kokuthi sekuseduze isikhathi somthamo wakho olandelayo ohleliwe. Kulokho, weqa umthamo ophuthelwe futhi uqhubeke neshejuli yakho ejwayelekile - ungaqedi ukuze ulungise ukusetshenziswa okungaphuthelwanga.
Ukuphuthelwa umthamo owodwa ngezikhathi ezithile ngeke kulithinte kakhulu ukwelashwa kwakho, kodwa zama ukugcina izikhathi zokusebenzisa ezihambisanayo ukuze ugcine amazinga aqhubekayo emithi ezindimeni zakho zekhala. Lokhu kuhambisana kusiza ukuqinisekisa ukususwa kwamabhaktheriya okuphumelela kakhulu.
Uma uvame ukukhohlwa imithamo, cabangela ukusetha izikhumbuzi zocingo noma ukusebenzisa umuthi ngezikhathi ezifanayo owenza ngazo eminye imisebenzi yansuku zonke, njengokuxubha amazinyo akho. Ukuqeda inkambo ephelele yokwelashwa kubaluleke kakhulu kunokuhlela isikhathi esiphelele, ngakho-ke ungacindezeleki kakhulu ngemithamo ephuthelwe ngezikhathi ezithile.
Kufanele uqedele inkambo ephelele ebekiwe ye-mupirocin nasal, evame ukuba yizinsuku ezinhlanu, noma ngabe uzizwa ulungile ngokuphelele noma awuqapheli noma yiziphi izimpawu. Ukuyeka ngaphambi kwesikhathi kungenye yezizathu eziyinhloko zokuthi kungani izifo zamabhaktheriya zingabuyela noma zibe ngaphezulu kokumelana nokwelashwa.
Amagciwane e-MRSA angaphila emakhaleni akho ngaphandle kokubangela izimpawu ezibonakalayo, ngakho ukuzizwa kahle akusho ngempela ukuthi amagciwane aqediwe ngokuphelele. Ukwelashwa kwezinsuku ezinhlanu kwenzelwe ngqo ukuqinisekisa ukuthi wonke amagciwane asusiwe, hhayi lawa abangela izinkinga ezibonakalayo.
Misa imithi ngaphambi kwesikhathi kuphela uma udokotela wakho ekutshela ngqo ukuthi wenze njalo, noma uma uhlangabezana nemiphumela emibi edinga ukunakekelwa kwezempilo ngokushesha. Udokotela wakho angase afune ukwenza ukuhlolwa okulandelayo ukuqinisekisa ukuthi amagciwane asusiwe ngempumelelo ngaphambi kokucabangela ukuthi ukwelashwa kwakho kuqediwe.
Kufanele uhlole nodokotela wakho noma usokhemisi ngaphambi kokusebenzisa i-mupirocin nasal neminye imithi yamakhala, njengoba ezinye izinhlanganisela zinganciphisa ukusebenza noma zandise ukucasuka. Ngokuvamile, kungcono ukuhlukanisa ukwelashwa okuhlukene kwamakhala ngamaminithi okungenani angu-15-30 ukuze ugweme ukunciphisa imithi.
Ama-saline nasal sprays noma ukugeza ngokuvamile kulungile ukuwasebenzisa nge-mupirocin nasal, futhi empeleni angase asize ukunciphisa noma yikuphi ukucasuka okuhlangabezanayo. Kodwa-ke, gwema ukusebenzisa ama-decongestant sprays noma eminye imikhiqizo yamakhala enezidakamizwa ngesikhathi esifanayo ngaphandle kwemvume yezokwelapha.
Uma usebenzisa njalo ama-spray amakhala kadokotela wezifo zokungezwani komzimba noma ezinye izimo, udokotela wakho angakusiza ukuthi udale isimiso esivumela yonke imithi yakho ukuthi isebenze ngempumelelo ngaphandle kokuphazamisa omunye nomunye.
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